DRW

Multi-strategy prop trading with probability and market making depth

Quant Research · Software Engineering · Trading

Source confidence: Official · Last reviewed: 7 Sept 2026. Exact process varies by role, office, and year.

DRW's graduate process varies by role. Current official guidance describes a timed at-home technical challenge, a Zoom interview with a developer, quantitative trader, or researcher, and final interviews. For Quantitative Trading Analyst candidates, DRW specifically documents a logical and quantitative challenge, an approximately 45-minute probability-and-statistics interview, and an in-person Superday with a Python quantitative coding challenge, trading simulation, and multiple technical interviews.

Interview Rounds

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Round 1:Timed technical challenge

Provided with the invitationOfficial

DRW officially describes role-dependent at-home challenges that test logical and quantitative skills or fundamental computer-science concepts.

Round 2:Zoom interview

~45 min for QTA; role-dependent otherwiseOfficial

For QTA candidates, DRW documents probability and statistics questions. General graduate guidance says the interviewer may be a developer, quantitative trader, or researcher and may include behavioral discussion.

Round 3:Final interviews

QTA Superday; role-dependent otherwiseOfficial

The published QTA Superday includes a Python quantitative coding challenge, a trading simulation, and technical interviews. Current general graduate guidance describes a broader two-day final visit.

Focus Areas

Probability and statisticsLogical reasoningPython quantitative codingTrading simulation decisionsRole-specific technical fundamentals

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Market Making: DiceFree

Estimate hidden expected value and trade against quoted markets.

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Fermi EstimationFree

Order-of-magnitude estimates with confidence intervals, scored on calibration.

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Probability ProblemsFree

Expected value, conditioning, and combinatorics: the interview core.

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40-sided And 60-sided Dieeasy Assigning Numbers To Diceeasy Expected Flips to See Both Sideseasy

42 DRW interview problems

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Your DRW prep path

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Prep path role:Quant Research Software Engineering Trading

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Solve computer-science fundamentals problems

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Based on official material, public candidate interview reports, and clearly labeled third-party guides; interview processes vary by role, office, and year. Last reviewed September 2026. Read more about how we source firm content. QuantReady is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by DRW. All company names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.